Mutsuminato Station Explained

Mutsuminato Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:陸奥湊駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jre
Address:44-1 Minato-cho Kubo, Hachinohe-shi, Aomori-ken 031-0812
Country:Japan
Coordinates:40.5233°N 141.5277°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Hachinohe Line
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Distance:9.0 km from
Structure:Elevated
Status:Unmanned station (Automatic ticket vending machine installation)
Passengers:134 daily
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Aomori Prefecture#Japan
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1] [2]

Lines

Mutsuminato Station is served by the Hachinohe Line, and is 9.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Hachinohe Station.[2]

Station layout

The station has one ground-level island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building. The station is unattended and has a automated ticket machines.[2] [1]

Platforms

History

Mutsuminato Station opened on July 11, 1926 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). A freight spur line to nearby Iwaki Cement (now part of Sumitomo Cement) was opened in 1927; the spur line was closed in 1986. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR, the post-war successor to the JGR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 134 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 陸奥湊駅. Mutsuminato Station. 31 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 東北ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第8巻 岩手 青森 エリア. 2015 . Kodansha. 4062951754. Japan Railways Illustrated.Tohoku Area. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 8 Iwate Aomori area. Japanese.
  3. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_07.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 21 April 2020.